TY - JOUR
T1 - Teaching clinicians practical genomic medicine
T2 - 7 years’ experience in a tertiary care center
AU - Michaelson-Cohen, Rachel
AU - Salzer-Sheelo, Liat
AU - Sukenik-Halevy, Rivka
AU - Koifman, Arie
AU - Fellner, Avi
AU - Reches, Adi
AU - Marom, Daphna
AU - Behar, Doron M.
AU - Sofrin-Drucker, Efrat
AU - Zaks-Hoffer, Gal
AU - Weiss-Hubshmann, Monika
AU - Oresntein, Naama
AU - Kropach-Gilad, Nesia
AU - Rhurman-Shahar, Noa
AU - Averbuch, Noa Shefer
AU - Magal, Nurit
AU - Bazak, Lily
AU - Josefberg, Sagi
AU - Matar, Reut
AU - Goldberg, Yael
AU - Shohat, Mordechai
AU - Basel-Salmon, Lina
AU - Maya, Idit
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics.
PY - 2020/10/1
Y1 - 2020/10/1
N2 - Purpose: Increased implementation of complex genetic technologies in clinical practice emphasizes the urgency of genomic literacy and proficiency for medical professionals. We evaluated our genomic education model. Methods: We assessed the 5-day, extended format program, encompassing lectures, videos, interactive tests, practice cases, and clinical exercises. Pre- and post questionnaires assessed knowledge change, using t-tests to compare groups. Satisfaction on program completion and after 3 years were evaluated. Implementation in other centers determined acceptability. Results: During 2012–2018, 774 clinicians from multiple disciplines and career stages attended 35 programs; 334 (43%) attended the 5-day extended format. Evaluations showed significant improvement of genomic literacy (mean 15.05/100 points, p < 0.001). Residents initially had higher scores than specialists (pre: 66.3 ± 17.3 vs. 58.7 ± 16.6, respectively, p = 0.002); both significantly improved, with specialists “catching up” (post: 79.1 ± 17.2 vs. 75.7 ± 15.9, nonsignificant (NS)); there was a similar trend between fellows and subspecialists (pre: 70 ± 18 vs. 59.4 ± 16.4, respectively, p = 0.007; post: 78.6 ± 16.4 vs. 73.2 ± 17.7, respectively, NS). Younger specialists (≤10 years residency) had significantly higher pre- and post scores. Absolute improvement in scores did not depend on medical specialties. Conclusion: Our program is effective in improving genomics literacy for clinicians, irrespective of career length or expertise, and could be a model for improving skills in practical genomics for all medical professionals.
AB - Purpose: Increased implementation of complex genetic technologies in clinical practice emphasizes the urgency of genomic literacy and proficiency for medical professionals. We evaluated our genomic education model. Methods: We assessed the 5-day, extended format program, encompassing lectures, videos, interactive tests, practice cases, and clinical exercises. Pre- and post questionnaires assessed knowledge change, using t-tests to compare groups. Satisfaction on program completion and after 3 years were evaluated. Implementation in other centers determined acceptability. Results: During 2012–2018, 774 clinicians from multiple disciplines and career stages attended 35 programs; 334 (43%) attended the 5-day extended format. Evaluations showed significant improvement of genomic literacy (mean 15.05/100 points, p < 0.001). Residents initially had higher scores than specialists (pre: 66.3 ± 17.3 vs. 58.7 ± 16.6, respectively, p = 0.002); both significantly improved, with specialists “catching up” (post: 79.1 ± 17.2 vs. 75.7 ± 15.9, nonsignificant (NS)); there was a similar trend between fellows and subspecialists (pre: 70 ± 18 vs. 59.4 ± 16.4, respectively, p = 0.007; post: 78.6 ± 16.4 vs. 73.2 ± 17.7, respectively, NS). Younger specialists (≤10 years residency) had significantly higher pre- and post scores. Absolute improvement in scores did not depend on medical specialties. Conclusion: Our program is effective in improving genomics literacy for clinicians, irrespective of career length or expertise, and could be a model for improving skills in practical genomics for all medical professionals.
KW - complex genetic technologies
KW - genetics education
KW - next-generation sequencing (NGS)
KW - teaching clinicians
KW - training genomic literacy
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U2 - 10.1038/s41436-020-0868-4
DO - 10.1038/s41436-020-0868-4
M3 - Article
C2 - 32616942
AN - SCOPUS:85087489780
SN - 1098-3600
VL - 22
SP - 1703
EP - 1709
JO - Genetics in Medicine
JF - Genetics in Medicine
IS - 10
ER -